Bulldog Bulletin

November was a busy month! We loved seeing so many parents participate in conferences and American Education week! We are excited to see what the month of December holds - including the Canned Food Drive benefitting SWES and the Arbutus Food Pantry.

We are happy to continue to share our new newsletter tool, Smore! Families can translate our newsletters into 100+ languages, including Myanmar (Burmese), in just one click!

Needs Assessment Competition - we are putting classes against each other to see who can complete the Needs Assessment Survey (NAS) the fastest! Last week you should have received a paper copy along with a blue form. Please complete the NAS via paper or using the links below and then fill out the blue paper and send it back (along with the completed paper survey if you did it on paper). If you've misplaced your blue paper, please email or text Ms. Zalucki (ezalucki@bpcs.org or 443-472-0213)

Family Member Survey - English

Community Member Survey - English

Family Member Survey - Spanish

Community Member Survey - Spanish

Below are parents letters explaining the counseling lessons for each grade level. Each grade will focus on a different aspect of Relationship Skills.

The December classroom counseling lesson focuses on Personal Safety.

Math Minute Resources with Mrs. Stone

Kindergarten: Unit 4 Paths to Adding, Subtracting, and Measuring-

Here are some important strategies your student will use in this unit. Check out the example problems from the curriculum and videos or pictures to show you how to solve! Grade K Unit 4 Family Resource Supplement.docx

1st: Leapfrog on the Number Line- Here are some important strategies your student will use in this unit. Check out the example problems from the curriculum and videos or pictures to show you how to solve!

Grade 1 Unit 4 Family Resource Supplement.docx

2nd: Measurement- Here are some important strategies your student will use in this unit. Check out the example problems from the curriculum and videos or pictures to show you how to solve! Grade 2 Unit 4 Family Resource Supplement.docx

3rd: Measurement and Fractions- Here are some important strategies your student will use in this unit. Check out the example problems from the curriculum and videos or pictures to show you how to solve! Grade 3 Unit 4 Family Resource Supplement.docx

4th: Addition, Subtraction and Measurement- Here are some important strategies your student will use in this unit. Check out the example problems from the curriculum and videos or pictures to show you how to solve! Grade 4 Unit 4 Family Resource Supplement.docx

5th: Multiplying & Dividing Whole Numbers & Decimals- Here are some important strategies your student will use in this unit. Check out the example problems from the curriculum and videos or pictures to show you how to solve!

Kindergarten:

Now that the weather is changing, please make sure the change of clothes in the classroom are weather appropriate.

December:

4 - LearnOpoly Night

7 - WinterFest

16-20 - Winter Spirit Week!

• 16- Ugly Sweater Day
• 17 - Hat Day/Crazy Hair Day
• 18 - Light It Up! (wear neon, clothes with lights on them, etc.)
• 19 - Pajama Day
• 20 - Bring a stuffy or a game!

20- Half Day - Winter Break starts

The Bullying, Harassment or Intimidation Reporting Form should be used to report alleged incidents of bullying, harassment, or intimidation that occurred during the current school year on school property, at a school-sponsored activity or event off school property, on a school bus, on the way to and/or from school, or through electronic communication on or off school property. School staff will address incidents that occur at school or have a connection or nexus back to the school setting that create a risk of harm to other students while they are at school or interfere with the educational environment.

If you are a student, the parent/guardian or caregiver of a student, a close adult relative of a student, a school staff member, or a bystander and wish to report an incident of alleged bullying, cyberbullying, harassment, or intimidation, please complete this form, and return it to the school principal.

You may contact the school for additional information or assistance at any time. (Bullying, cyberbullying, harassment, and intimidation definitions are provided below.)

Definitions:

Bullying– is unwanted, demeaning behavior among students that involves a real or perceived power imbalance. The behavior is repeated, or is highly likely to be repeated, over time. In order to be considered bullying, the behavior must be intentional and include: 1) An imbalance of power (students who bully use their physical, emotional, social, or academic power to control, exclude, or harm others), and 2) Repetition (bullying behaviors happen more than once or are highly likely to be repeated based on evidence gathered).

Cyberbullying– is bullying that takes place over digital devices like cell phones, computers, and tablets. Cyberbullying can occur through texting, apps, or online via social media, forums, or gaming where people can view, participate in, or share content. Cyberbullying includes sending, posting, or sharing negative, harmful, false, or hurtful content about another student. It can include sharing personal or private information about someone else causing embarrassment or humiliation.

Harassment – includes actual or perceived negative actions that offend, ridicule, or demean another student with regard to race, ethnicity, national origin, immigration status, family/parental or marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, religion, ancestry, physical attributes, socioeconomic status, physical or mental ability, or disability.

Intimidation – is any communication or action directed against another student that threatens or induces a sense of fear and/or inferiority. Retaliation may be considered a form of intimidation.

• Arrival time is 9-9:15 and dismissal time is 4-4:15.
• AES Arrival Dismissal Procedures.pdf
  

• Walkers in grades PK-1 (and older siblings) will dismiss from the library door

• Walkers in grades 2-5 will dismiss from the breezeway doors. Adults must scan the QR code and fill out the form before their child is called.

• All walkers must be checked out with the teacher on duty by their authorized pick-up person.

• If someone else is picking up your child, the adult must be in the system.

• If you received notice from Nurse Graham about missing vaccinations, please attend to it as soon as possible. This will avoid your child being withdrawn from classes.
• Please keep your child home if they have a fever or sign of illness.

• Breakfast and lunch are provided to all students at no cost. Students may bring lunch from home. Meal Information.pdf
• Snacks and beverages will be available for purchase. To add funds to your child's account, visit https://www.myschoolbucks.com/ver2/getmain?requestAction=home
• If your student is celebrating a birthday during the school year, please do not send in food treats. Treats such as: Pencils, erasers, stickers, etc. are allowed.

• Students are expected to bring their charged BCPS-issued Chromebook to school everyday.
• New students will be issued their Chromebooks as soon as possible.
• Tech Support: https://www.bcps.org/cms/One.aspx?portalId=2828&pageId=66765365

• We are a cash only school, no checks or credit will be accepted.

• All chaperones must be 21 or older and complete the volunteer application and training.
• To volunteer: go to the Community tab for Volunteers at https://www.bcps.org and follow the steps. All potential volunteers must complete this process annually. Please submit completed application and certificate of training to ezalucki@bcps.org

Our mission is to provide a safe, positive, and effective educational environment that is student centered and focused on individual growth and achievement to prepare our students for college and career opportunities in a multicultural, technologically advanced, global society.

Email: smaile@bcps.org
Website: https://arbutuses.bcps.org/
Location: 1300 Sulphur Spring Road, Baltimore, MD 21227
Phone: 443-809-1400
Twitter: @ArbutusES

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